The Set-Up (The Saint TV Series)

Plot
The Saint interrupts an armed robbery and is told by Chief Inspector Teal that the gang in question are responsible for similar crimes and are building up to a last big job. A hit is put out on the Saint to prevent any further attempts on his part to foil the gang, and, as he entertains a young lady in his apartment, a man with a telescopic rifle takes aim at him from a house opposite. Surely the Saint will survive, to expose the set-up.

Factual errors

 * When the assassin shot the bust through Simon's window, he put his eye in direct contact with the rifle scope. The recoil of the rifle would have caused severe damage to his eye.

Miscellaneous

 * When the assassin is finally able to make an attempt on Simon's life, Templar has a bust set up in the window to fool him. The view from the assassin's position shows the bust wearing a wig, but from the close-ups inside Simon Templar's apartment you can clearly see there is no wig on the bust.

Origin
This episode was adapted from the novella "The Man from St. Louis" from the 1933 book Once More the Saint.